Hullo Billy,
I have not read Campbell so really can't answer your specific question. I
know that Wilber drew on Campbell, amongst others, in developing his ideas.
He is very complimentary of Campbell's work ("his meticulous scholarship and
detailed analyses never fail to inspire"), but also critical of his ultimate
position which he judges "untenable, and can be demonstrated to be so using
his own assumptions and his own conclusions." He suggests that Campbell is
an elevationist, who assumes that only myths, and not reason, lead us to the
genuinely mystical. Wilbers critique of Campbell runs to several pages in
Sex, Ecology, Spirituality, so I won't try to condense it all here.
Like you I would like to be involved in "some growing, planetary,
collective consciousness--one in which I can participate". I suspect that is
part of the lure of Quality that attracts us to Pirsig, but if the debates
here are any indication there is a long way to go before the MOQ will
transform into such a movement.
If you are interested in dipping into Wilber I would recommend 'A Brief
History of Everything', which is of manageable length and not too hard
going.
Regards,
John B
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